** “Favorite” does not necessarily imply that I agree with everything that is written or contained in these resources. I make a habit of receiving information from various camps to keep me honest in views and conclusions.
** Yes, I am an Amazon affiliate, which means I would receive some peanut dust if the following links produce purchases. That is not the goal of this page or this blog (not to mention per the previous note that I wouldn’t recommend some of these books for purchase). But if some of these pique your interest, Amazon may not be the best price by far. Try ThriftBooks or some other second hand bookstore.
Books
John Adair and Michael Svigel, Urban Legends of Church History: 40 Common Misconceptions
Greg Beale and D.A. Carson, Commentary on the NT Use of the OT
David Black and David Beck, Rethinking the Synoptic Problem
Darrell Bock, Studying the Historical Jesus
Darrell Bock and Buist Fanning, eds, Interpreting the NT Text
John Dickson, Bullies and Saints
James Dunn, Jesus Remembered
Pete Enns, How the Bible Actually Works
**This is one that I can agree with most, disagree with some, and run the rest through a “how I would word things” filter. Not orthodox, by any means, but still helpful.
Everett Ferguson, Backgrounds of Early Christianity
Micah Fries and Jeremy Maxfield, Leveling the Church: Multiplying Your Ministry by Giving It Away
**If I were to write a book after my experience as pastor, this would be it.
Mark Futato, Interpreting the Psalms
Derek Kidner, The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes
Glenn Kreider and Michael Svigel, A Practical Primer on Theological Method: Table Manners for Discussing God, His Works, and His Ways
George Ladd, Theology of the NT
C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis, Screwtape Letters
Richard Longenecker, Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period
Max Lucado, It’s Not About Me
**Not a huge Lucado fan, but this is simply one of his best. These thoughts resonated.
J I Packer, Knowing God
James Resseguie, Narrative Criticism of the New Testament
Tom Schreiner, Interpreting the Pauline Epistles
Tom Schreiner, Paul, Apostle of God’s Glory in Christ
Andy Stanley, Best Question Ever
**I think he has since recycled many of these thoughts in The Principle of the Path, but this book has been a game changer.
Andy Stanley, Communicating for a Change
**One may not agree with everything he says, but his ability to communicate is unmatched. I often come back to his model.
**If I were to write a book after having an increased awareness of the American church’s relationship with politics from 2016-2024, this would be it.
Daniel Wallace, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics
Bruce Waltke, An Old Testament Theology
John Walton, The Lost World Series
Ben Witherington, The Jesus Quest
**Perhaps one of the most significant books for modern American churches of all denominations. May not agree with everything presented, but he majors on majors and minors on minors. True doctrine of resurrection must impact current life.
Commentaries
Gregory Beale, Revelation, NIGTC
Darrell Bock, Acts, BECNT
Darrell Bock, Luke, BECNT
George Guthrie, Hebrews, NIV Application
Harold Hoehner, Ephesians
Abraham Kuruvilla, Mark: A Theological Commentary for Preachers
Andrew Lincoln, Ephesians, WBC
William Mounce, Pastoral Epistles, WBC
Peter O’Brien, Hebrews, Pillar NT Commentary
Tom Schreiner, Romans, BECNT
Articles
Bible Project: Several articles on the Character of God, particularly “wrath” and “drinking the cup”
Robert Chisholm, “Does God Change His Mind?”
Russell Moore, “Rethinking Our Holly Jolly Christmas Songs” https://www.russellmoore.com/2013/12/11/rethinking-our-holly-jolly-christmas-songs/
Michael Svigel, “Is the Virgin Birth Doctrine All that Necessary?”
NT Wright, Letter to the Galatians (Exegesis and Theology)—Summary of the author’s view of the book (NPP), particularly justification and “righteousness” as family of God/covenantal language
Websites
https://bibleproject.com/ Their introductory videos for each biblical book are unparalleled, but their theme videos are just as well done. Some dispute some of their views on various topics, but still a very valuable resource.
https://voice.dts.edu/tablepodcast/ Discussion of various social and popular issues with a focus on cultural engagement, not ruling with a biblical fist.
Particular episodes:
- What Happened to the Trinity on the Cross? // Summary: God did not forsake Jesus. This violates unity of Trinity. Jesus probably quoted entire Psalm 22 and fulfilled it more deeply than David. https://voice.dts.edu/tablepodcast/what-happened-to-the-trinity-on-the-cross-classic/
- Same-Sex Sexuality and the New Testament // Summary: By far, not conclusive discussion of the topic, but the podcast has others. This is simply discussion of main NT passages in their original context. What’s more fascinating is cultural/social backgrounds of the passages. https://voice.dts.edu/tablepodcast/same-sex-sexuality-and-new-testament/
- Cultural Engagement: Sexual Identity // Mark Yarhouse has doctorate and studied/wrote peer-reviewed articles on the issue. Such a hot topic, and everybody has various backgrounds and goals when talking about it. This won’t appeal to everyone by any means, but the church’s civil response to LGBTQ community could really use some work (understatement). This may be a good starting point. https://voice.dts.edu/chapel/ministry-and-sexual-identity/
- Genocide in the Old Testament // Summary: Very difficult topic regarding conquest of Canaan. Paired with John Walton’s Lost World of Conquest, this has good evidence for reliability of Bible but perhaps not our traditional understandings. https://voice.dts.edu/tablepodcast/genocide-old-testament/
https://www.csntm.org/ The Center for the Study of NT Manuscripts. This is an incredible work, digitizing manuscripts for public view.
Youtube Videos
Tim Mackie View of Hell (definitely not orthodox, but closer than one may initially think. Similar to C.S. Lewis)
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